Push battle
Strategy
Darien Cheng Asked 13 years ago
My friends a penholder and everytime we play it becomes a close net push battle for ages. No1 gets a point till someone makes a mistake or gets a lucky. Cant really attack that close so what should i do to get an edge or to get a chance to attack cause the games are always soclose
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Darien,
Sometimes try a quick push to the middle or corners as a surprise and then get ready to attack the next ball. If you do the surprise push well, he will either just push it back to you or make a soft attack that you an counter.
If you are winning a greater percentage of points in the push battle then you should keep playing with that strategy.
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